
Actor
William Sadler
Born April 13, 1950 in Buffalo, New York, USA99 films
William Thomas Sadler (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, and—perhaps most notably—the Grim Reaper in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, a role for which he was nominated for, and won, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and his role as Colonel Stuart alongside Bruce Willis in Die Hard 2.
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Ranked by acclaim and reachFilmography
99 films as actor- TBANew England Toys
- TBAThe Summer They Came
- 2026The Last Day of Byron BrayByron Bray
- 2026The YetiHollis Bannister
- 2024Salem's LotParkins Gillespie
- 2024A Stage of TwilightBarry
- 2023She Came from the WoodsGilbert McCalister
- 2021The UnholyFather Hagan
- 2021Alice Fades AwayJames
- 2020Bill & Ted Face the MusicDeath
- 2019The GrudgeDetective Wilson
- 2019VFWWalter Reed
- 2019The HighwaymenHenry Barrow
- 2018Deadly CrushSheriff Dusty Hawkins
- 2018Melvin SmartyBob
- 2018Living Among UsSamuel
- 2017Shoot Me NicelyRoy Barnes
- 2016The HollowSheriff Beau McKinney
- 2016The DuelGovernor Ross
- 2015EdgeBig Bill
- 2015Jesse Stone: Lost in ParadiseGino Fish
- 2015FreeheldPeter Santucci
- 2015Frank the BastardCyrus Gast
- 2015Ava's PossessionsBernard
- 2014The HistorianValerian Hadley
- 2014FreedomPlimpton
- 2013Machete KillsSheriff Doakes
- 2013Greetings from Tim BuckleyLee Underwood
- 2013Gilded Lilys
- 2013Onion News EmpireEd Musgrove
- 2013Iron Man 3President Ellis
- 2013The SuspectSheriff Dixon
- 2013RiddleWestern Man / Jack Abel
- 2012Jesse Stone: Benefit of the DoubtGino Fish
- 2012Future WeatherEd
- 2012See Girl RunMarty
- 2012Being FlynnRay
- 2012Man on a LedgeValet
- 2012Nothing SacredChambers
- 2011Silent but DeadlyJohn Capper
- 2011RestitutionGeorge Youngstown
- 2011Jesse Stone: Innocents LostGino Fish
- 2010Jesse Stone: No RemorseGino Fish
- 2009Last Day of SummerMr. Crolick
- 2009The Hills Run RedWilson Wyler Concannon
- 2009ShadowheartThomas Conners
- 2009Jesse Stone: Thin IceGino Fish
- 2009StreamDr. Shelby
- 2008Eagle EyeJerry's Dad
- 2007August RushThomas Novacek
- 2007The MistJim
- 2007A New WaveRoger Dewitt
- 2007Jesse Stone: Sea ChangeGino Fish
- 2006UnspokenDad
- 2006Jimmy and JudyUncle Rodney
- 2006PremiumCole Carter
- 2006The Good StudentPhil Palmer
- 2005ConfessSenator Lampert
- 2005DeVourIvan Reisz
- 2005Purple HeartColonel Allen
- 2004KinseyKenneth Braun
- 2003The Battle of Shaker HeightsAbe
- 2002Another LifeMan
- 2001SkippyRingo
- 1999Witness ProtectionSharp
- 1999The Green MileKlaus Detterick
- 1999Stealth FighterAdm. Frank Petersen
- 1998Reach the RockQuinn
- 1998Disturbing BehaviorNewberry
- 1998AmbushedJim Natter
- 1997RocketManWild Bill Overbeck
- 1996SoloColonel Frank Madden / Improved Solo
- 1996Bordello of BloodMummy
- 1995The OmenDr. Linus
- 1995Valerie 23Frank Hellner
- 1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightFrank Brayker
- 1994The Shawshank RedemptionHeywood
- 1994RoadracersSarge
- 1994Bermuda Grace
- 1993Jack Reed: Badge of HonorAnatole
- 1993FreakedDick Brian
- 1992TrespassDon
- 1992Two-Fisted TalesMr. Rush (Presenter)
- 1991RushMonroe
- 1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyGrim Reaper
- 1991TaggetYuri Chelenkoff
- 1991The Last to GoTreat
- 1990The Hot SpotFrank Sutton
- 1990The Face of FearAnthony Prine
- 1990Die Hard 2Stuart
- 1990Hard to KillSenator Vernon Trent
- 1989K-9Salesman Don
- 1989UnconqueredCoach Dickey
- 1987Project XDr. Carroll
- 1986Off BeatDickson
- 1982Hanky PankyHotel Clerk
- 1981Charlie and the Great Balloon ChaseJoey
- 1979The Other Side of VictoryCaptain Rogers
- 1978The Great WallendasDieter Schmidt







